The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.


miles, and their population is about
100000.
Never use lard in making pies UNI
less you want to be economical and
spoil the pastry. Use butter.-Er-
change.
st. Louis has . new sensation-a
hanson cab in which the driver is con-
cealed. The benighted people think il
comes from the spirit world.-Chicaqc
Inter Ocean.
There are only two professional
prize-fghters in all Italy, and whenever
these are challenged they have the head
ache and don't care to go out and slug
for glory.-DetroI Free Press.
As deed of property carries with
itthat without which the property grant
ed would be useless in the hands of the
grantee, so also an exception or reserva-
ton in deed works in favor of the
grantor.-W Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The development of bituminous
coal lands in Virginia within the past
few years has been very rapid. Up to
within few years the coal production
of Virginia was comparatively limited.
but estimates are from 100000 to
5000, 900 tons for this year.
The hanging of Cluverius has
started Virginia papers to arguing the
question: "Does hangingprcvent MUIR
der?" 1t is a matter of history that
cases are rare where man is known to
commit murder after being thoroughly
hanged. North american.
"A veteran Maine school teacher
remembers school in which he had
seven vulgar, profane and vicious boys,
whose aim in life seemed to be to tor
ment the teacher The teacher recently
visited the State prison in Thomaston
and found three Of those boys there.
Four others are in the reform school. =
LesOiston Me- Journal.
The French daily newspaper is not,
as rule, an attractive object to behold.
1t is invariably four-page sheet. set
up in coarse and uncomely type, studded
with advertisements displayed" with
an eye to show. but certainly without
thought of symmetry or good taste. and
printed with whitey-browni ink on paper
Of good quality but poor appearance
NJ y Mail.
you have heard of the term pig
con English said gentleman the
other evening who has spent many years
in China. "Well, that means business
English, or, in other words, language
that enabled the benighted Celestials to
conduct commercial operations with
outside folks. 1t is mixture of almost
every thing. The term pigeon comes
from the fact that it is the nearest APP
proach Chinaman can make to the
pronunciation of the Englishword 'busi-
ness. ~ Philadelphia Bulletin.
There is an aesthetic street car con-
ductor of Philadelphia who for the past
two years has spent much of his spare
time in making his car beautiful. Two
handsome silk flags adorn the center OF
the car, and the bell rope is jauntily
lined with knots of brightly colored
worsted. He takes great pride in this
work. The attendants at the stables say
he scrubs and airs his car with all the
care of housekceper. A sponge is al
ways to be seen on the car. No man on
the line keeps his temper better in a
time of blockade. Philadelphia Press
Miss Ellen Seaman, young singer
of great promise, is going from Balti
more to Italy to pursue her musica
studies. Cardinal Gibbons will pay hel
expenses, as the young girl is poor, her
father being laborer in the employ Of
the Baltimore q Ohio railroad. Tit
Cardinal. who is an intense lover o
music, only required that she shoult
sing in the Cathedral sometimes on he
return. She consented. of course, ant
soon she will be among the students a
the Florence Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
"A gentleman who has resided il
the Yellowstone National Park TO
many years, and is well acquainte'
with its condition, says that 1.-THE gam
in the park is increasing, while tn
number of visitors increases. At tn
present time there are two herds Q
buffalo, aggregating about one hundre
and thirty; there are about five thou
sand elk, seven or eight hundred noun
tain sheep, fifty moose, several hundre
antelope, five hundred black-tail deel
the streams contain many beaver
streams and lake full of trout, noun
tain lions are frequently met with, wild
cats and lynx quite abundant, otte1
martin and minks quite plentiful"
Mrs. Catherine Keim applied to tn
police authorities at Washington fo
transportation to New York. She is
white woman. and. although female
quite . celebrated tramp. Two yeal
ago she left the capital, and since this
time she has visited thirteen States
Maryland, Virginia, New York. Mass